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. >> president obama made it it clear we can't wait forever. if the tough decisions don't get made we're prepared to call an end to this process. >> it could have a big impact on oil. today, the price of west texas crude settled up 7%. >> new applications for u.s. unemployment insurance benefits rose last week. the labor department says that initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose. despited rise, it is considered an improving market. >>> the more federal reserve governors speak, the more it is apparent there is a redebate inside the fed the president of the federal reserve bank of chicago wants to wait until mid 2016 before he considers hiking interest rates. he says overseas risks have grown in the past month. he says the central bank is taking a careful look at the global economy. >> we are tentative. we're watching the risks in greet closely. we're watching developments in china closely. we have taken note of recent episodes of very sharp spikes in volatility. >> she also said the u.s. economy is more resilient given the changes
. >> president obama made it it clear we can't wait forever. if the tough decisions don't get made we're prepared to call an end to this process. >> it could have a big impact on oil. today, the price of west texas crude settled up 7%. >> new applications for u.s. unemployment insurance benefits rose last week. the labor department says that initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose. despited rise, it is considered an improving market. >>> the more federal...
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they got a ton of credit for helping obama win. maybe too much. barack obama being a different product than hillary clinton. >> rose: there is all this too you deumed, you have so many conversations but if, in fact, she had won, somebody would be writing a book about what a genius people she had behind her. >> i'm not sure. somebody would be writing that book. we wouldn't have written that book. and this is why we wouldn't have written that book. cuz we had this discussion before the election as we were talking to our editor about the fact that we had identified a lot of problems even though it looked like she was going to win. there were some serious fundamental management problems that you know, that we would have looked at as going forward into what are the struggles of this administration going to be am how do the things that she's having trouble with on the campaign trail extrapolate to what the administration would look like. is she going to be able to go to the people and get them behind their policies. we're watching done all trump struggl
they got a ton of credit for helping obama win. maybe too much. barack obama being a different product than hillary clinton. >> rose: there is all this too you deumed, you have so many conversations but if, in fact, she had won, somebody would be writing a book about what a genius people she had behind her. >> i'm not sure. somebody would be writing that book. we wouldn't have written that book. and this is why we wouldn't have written that book. cuz we had this discussion before...
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president obama releases his plan. >> i reject the plan for a plum ber or teacher is warfare. it's the right thing to do. >> and there cojoined twins from sudan, about to embark on a new life apart. r >> welcome to our viewers on pbs and america and around the globe. dealing with debt, it's the fault line shaking the economy, and the epicenter is athens, financial markets pushed down today as greece financial minister held talks with international creditors to assure them that steps are being taken. >> everyone in greece knows new painful measures are on the way. protests on recent tax rises have begun. today the greek government is in long negotiations with ui and other officials, where many people are hurting from previous rounds of cuts. >> the athens bike fair was a draw for many middle class families, and one of them is jo ana, who has seen her salary cut 25%, she's scared. >> we are careful of what we buy when we go to the supermarket. we go a list, and it's becoming a shorter and shorter list. >> when school started this autumn, this family found a shortage of books in
president obama releases his plan. >> i reject the plan for a plum ber or teacher is warfare. it's the right thing to do. >> and there cojoined twins from sudan, about to embark on a new life apart. r >> welcome to our viewers on pbs and america and around the globe. dealing with debt, it's the fault line shaking the economy, and the epicenter is athens, financial markets pushed down today as greece financial minister held talks with international creditors to assure them that...
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president obama held to the agreement reached with iran as a historical opportunity. the pictures from pluto we have been waiting for. imagine seeing the planet in a new light. ♪ laura: welcome to our viewers on public television and america and also from around the globe. in athens riot police have used tear gas after anti-austerity protesters had petrol bombs. there's a huge bailout deal that was a great with eurozone leaders earlier this week. >> this had been billed as judgment day for greece. the day the prime minister try to squeeze tough reforms through parliament, and approve to tough creditors of brought that he was in control of the situation at home, but that is not how it turned out. the riots are getting increasingly violent. you can see there are firebombs. the peaceful protesters had disappeared from these streets. they wanted a better future for their country, this is not what they had in mind. the violence began with small groups of masked troublemakers. until then the thousands of protesters had been angry, but peaceful. >> no education, no help, n
president obama held to the agreement reached with iran as a historical opportunity. the pictures from pluto we have been waiting for. imagine seeing the planet in a new light. ♪ laura: welcome to our viewers on public television and america and also from around the globe. in athens riot police have used tear gas after anti-austerity protesters had petrol bombs. there's a huge bailout deal that was a great with eurozone leaders earlier this week. >> this had been billed as judgment day...
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., obama is facing the election. how badly will this affect his chances? >> we are looking at a calendar that sets up a lot of important events that could determine whether we see something along the lines of what we saw in 20008 which is a huge weakening of the global economy at the peak of the election cycle or whether we can model through for a few more months -- muddle through for a few more months. >> thank you for joining us. thousands of south africans have been attending services in memory of those killed at a strike at a platinum mine. 34 workers who were shot dead by police last week. the president jacob zuma says that there will be an inquiry into the roles played by the police, the owners, and the mining union. >> candles burned for the dead. they offer little solace to the grieving families of those killed. one of the darkest days in south africa's modern history is being marked here. a judicial inquiry will find answers to why so many lost their lives. somehow, this man survived the police on slot. >> we are demanding a better wage for my emp
., obama is facing the election. how badly will this affect his chances? >> we are looking at a calendar that sets up a lot of important events that could determine whether we see something along the lines of what we saw in 20008 which is a huge weakening of the global economy at the peak of the election cycle or whether we can model through for a few more months -- muddle through for a few more months. >> thank you for joining us. thousands of south africans have been attending...
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later this month, president obama will become the third sitting u.s. president to visit ethiopia. right now, major development are taking place there. it comes 30 years after the live aid charity concert drew attention to the nation. we have a look at the country's economic rebound. reporter: we are in northern ethiopia, an area at the heart of the 1984 famine. hundreds of thousands of people died here, and yet today, this whole region has been transformed. that is due, particularly in the last decade, to a sophisticated aid campaign led by the ethiopian government and foreign donors. we see big irrigation projects fields like this back to life hillsides protected from soil erosion. in particular, community projects where local families are paid to do public works. that money helping them to get through the toughest times. within the last two years, this grand hospital has been built on what was a place where tens of thousands of people died. the results are impressive. ethiopia is well on its way to meeting a lot of its millennium development goals. they have already exceeded tar
later this month, president obama will become the third sitting u.s. president to visit ethiopia. right now, major development are taking place there. it comes 30 years after the live aid charity concert drew attention to the nation. we have a look at the country's economic rebound. reporter: we are in northern ethiopia, an area at the heart of the 1984 famine. hundreds of thousands of people died here, and yet today, this whole region has been transformed. that is due, particularly in the last...
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financial reckoning time and did it press conference by president obama. he said if raising the debt ceiling is urgent and urge republicans to break the deficit. the president pressed on the mission in afghanistan. he said he is now ready to declare victory. certainly victory seems a long way off right now in kabul right now. this raises fresh concerns about turning over security. >> at the taliban or their allies showing they can strike at the heart of afghan power. the hotel was packed with government officials for a conference on transition to afghan security control. the fighting continued throughout the night. in the end, a nato had attack helicopter was needed to kill three of the gunmen. the afghan government still needs a lot of help. among the dead, waiters, musicians performing at a wedding, a senior judge, and police. many internationals were trapped inside the hotel. >> there was some huge blasts. five or six blast. >> this is a part of the taliban's activities in afghanistan. this is against the provision of the momentum that has been gathered
financial reckoning time and did it press conference by president obama. he said if raising the debt ceiling is urgent and urge republicans to break the deficit. the president pressed on the mission in afghanistan. he said he is now ready to declare victory. certainly victory seems a long way off right now in kabul right now. this raises fresh concerns about turning over security. >> at the taliban or their allies showing they can strike at the heart of afghan power. the hotel was packed...
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obama's visit to india. that shows right away they are concerned about it. even when they say they are not concerned about it, they are. and i can tell you from my time in india when i lived there as the president ambassador in 2009 , 2010, 2011, when the president -- when i left as the minister in 2010, the president at -- asked a lot of questions about india, and not just general questions. it president was saying we need to have more strategic discussions about china. we have similar interests in them. we both want to see them succeed and be prosperous, but we also have concerns about their aspirations and the way they are flexing their muscles will stop -- their muscles. >> good to see you. after months of intense fighting, kurdish forces in syria today have now regained control of the town of co bonnie -- of kobane from islamic militants. superlatives are highly justified. historic and dangerous are just a couple of the words used to describe the snow storm bearing down on the united states in the northeast. in new york city, a state of emergency has al
obama's visit to india. that shows right away they are concerned about it. even when they say they are not concerned about it, they are. and i can tell you from my time in india when i lived there as the president ambassador in 2009 , 2010, 2011, when the president -- when i left as the minister in 2010, the president at -- asked a lot of questions about india, and not just general questions. it president was saying we need to have more strategic discussions about china. we have similar...
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president obama intends to. now he must wait to see if his tax policies are as popular as he thinks they are. bbc news, washington. >> joining me from new york now is more president obama's proposals is the assistant managing editor of "time" magazine. thank you for joining us believe is that the politics and look at the economics. will this proposal the president do what is necessary to cut america's deficit? >> well, i think it will get as part of the way there. as you have heard, a lot of the cuts and the gap is going to be plugged by taxing the wealthy. there are many in america that would say that is appropriate. the wealth gap has been growing significantly over the past 20 years. you have billionaires' like warren buffett actually saying to tax me, please. there are a lot of people that feel that is a good idea. however, there are a lot of republicans and conservatives that with a millionaire's percentage of taxes that they're being paid -- that they are paying has been rising over the last few years. onc
president obama intends to. now he must wait to see if his tax policies are as popular as he thinks they are. bbc news, washington. >> joining me from new york now is more president obama's proposals is the assistant managing editor of "time" magazine. thank you for joining us believe is that the politics and look at the economics. will this proposal the president do what is necessary to cut america's deficit? >> well, i think it will get as part of the way there. as you...
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president obama: this is a huge step to normalize relations and to begin a new chapter with our neighbors and the americans. when embassies were shuttered in 1961, i do think anyone expected it would be more than half a century before they reopened. jon sopel: there was a slight feeling of disbelief that change was coming. he said i think this is some thing the cuban and american people have been waiting for. i just want to say that i hope this is true and real, said teresa. a chance to benefit everyone and peace and union between people. ryan said i don't think this will benefit everyone, but it is needed. this building in washington will house the cuban embassy. the next stage of the process is not in the president's gate. it is the travel ban and trade embargo to be lifted by congress. under its republican leadership, that might take time. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. laura: i discussed this move with the u.s. state department deputy spokesperson. a democrat said today that the message from the administration on cuba is that democracy and keep in rights are taking a backseat to the
president obama: this is a huge step to normalize relations and to begin a new chapter with our neighbors and the americans. when embassies were shuttered in 1961, i do think anyone expected it would be more than half a century before they reopened. jon sopel: there was a slight feeling of disbelief that change was coming. he said i think this is some thing the cuban and american people have been waiting for. i just want to say that i hope this is true and real, said teresa. a chance to benefit...
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david cameron and barack obama are among the leaders not here. are dealing with over 190 countries, you have a problem. if you get everyone to agree, you end up diluting things. but expectations have been high they might forge a new relationship and with the planner pierre a good -- with the planet. all the talks of saving the planet would be followed by more talks. price still to come, as nations stopped to mark world refugee day, we speak with the author of the kite runner about why he is lending his voice to the cause. now for a warning on how not to pay for your wedding. an english prides though money from her boss to pay for the lavish affair. she is sentenced to 20 months in prison. she admitted to defrauding the company she works for your good -- she worked for a period of we have the details. >> appeared as a no expense stern wedding. on harpist agrgreeted them. the reception took place at this smart venue just outside blackpool, and the evening finished with a fireworks display, but the money had been stolen from the company she works fo
david cameron and barack obama are among the leaders not here. are dealing with over 190 countries, you have a problem. if you get everyone to agree, you end up diluting things. but expectations have been high they might forge a new relationship and with the planner pierre a good -- with the planet. all the talks of saving the planet would be followed by more talks. price still to come, as nations stopped to mark world refugee day, we speak with the author of the kite runner about why he is...
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they do not want barack obama or hillary clinton to declare a regime to be legitimate or illegitimate. the russians a surge that is not their job, that is the security council -- the russians a searcassert that is not their j. >> in libya, tens of thousands of people were injured. the government made it the party to set people abroad if they could not get help in libya. the system has been massively abused with thousands of people who never saw battle receiving medical care. the bill stands at $800 million. >> libya's war may be over, but not the ordeal of its wounded. this man tells his story. his car was sprayed with bullets last august, he said, shattering his leg. he has been waiting three months to get it fixed abroad. day after day, they come here to the committee who decides who gets sent overseas. today, only a doctor has shown up and he is besieged by angry patience. they protest that only well- connected people have been chosen. what about us, they ask if -- they ask? >> where is everybody else? >> i don't know. >> these people need an answer. >> thousands of libyans have be
they do not want barack obama or hillary clinton to declare a regime to be legitimate or illegitimate. the russians a surge that is not their job, that is the security council -- the russians a searcassert that is not their j. >> in libya, tens of thousands of people were injured. the government made it the party to set people abroad if they could not get help in libya. the system has been massively abused with thousands of people who never saw battle receiving medical care. the bill...
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president obama urged europe to take aggressive steps to fix the crisis. all that nicolas sarkozy could offer was a pledge to try to defend the common currency. >> it was not meant to be like this. doesn't france's president know it? the summit that he chaired has not done what he wanted or what they wanted. the prime minister and president obama said there was six weeks to save the euro. the time is up and the euro is not saved. the mulder is about the germans not putting up the cash. the french president is not want to give up easily. he can't on she insists the struggle goes on. -- he insists that the struggle goes on. >> this is not any amount of speculation or anyone you like that will have the best word. europe is the best instruction for the service of peace. >> all they could do was watch and wait and worry. greece has been told that there is to be no new deal, no new choice but to stay in or get out. no wonder they are calling this the greek tragedy. italy's silvio berlusconi could be waving goodbye to power as his country's finances are in chaos.
president obama urged europe to take aggressive steps to fix the crisis. all that nicolas sarkozy could offer was a pledge to try to defend the common currency. >> it was not meant to be like this. doesn't france's president know it? the summit that he chaired has not done what he wanted or what they wanted. the prime minister and president obama said there was six weeks to save the euro. the time is up and the euro is not saved. the mulder is about the germans not putting up the cash....
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president obama contends the bloodshed in libya. he says his administration is preparing a full range of options in response. in christchurch, new zealand, rescue workers say no more survivors have been found overnight. 17 -- 71 people are known to have died. there have been violent clashes between the police and protesters and the greek capital of athens. police fired tear gas and stun grenades. protesters hurled petrol bombs from athens, we have this. >> it did not take long for violence erupts -- to erupt, marking the first nationwide strike of the year. yet the protesters prepared an arsenal of petrol bombs and hurled volley after volley at riot police. skirmishes broke out in several regular battlegrounds, especially outside the university where police were taunted and an constitution square, outside parliament. several people were not fast enough to escape the pentagon's. they suffered minor burns. -- several people were not fast enough to escape the petrol bombs. police applauded the air with teargas and stun grenades. that t
president obama contends the bloodshed in libya. he says his administration is preparing a full range of options in response. in christchurch, new zealand, rescue workers say no more survivors have been found overnight. 17 -- 71 people are known to have died. there have been violent clashes between the police and protesters and the greek capital of athens. police fired tear gas and stun grenades. protesters hurled petrol bombs from athens, we have this. >> it did not take long for...
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. >>> president obama defended the nuclear deal with iran saying the historic agreement will avert a war with that country and a nuclear arm race in the middle east. >> with this deal we cut off every single one of iran's pathways to a nuclear program. a nuclear weapons program. and iran's nuclear program will be under severe limits for many years. without a deal host the pathways remain open. there would be no limits to randle's nuclear program and iran could move closer to a nuclear bomb. >> that deal is expected to lift western sanctions against iran a and today oil prices fell about 3% on concerns that potential increase and exports from that country will add to supply. inflation pressures may be building in the economy. the producer price index, a measure of the prices charged to her firms rose 4% in june after jumping half a percent in may. much of that was due to the climb in fuel costs. excluding energy and food they saw the biggest jump since november. the survey conducted by the 12 regional banks shows the u.s. economy continual its expansion through the middle of the year.
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president obama today was forced to compromise over plans to make employers provide free birth control for women, regardless of the employers faith. is this a white house ms. stepp just as the administration was being buoyed by some pretty good economic news? >> yes, they really bungled this. in this country, religious pluralism is a big deal for social conservatives. particularly the catholic church. you should not force any religious organization to go against their conscience and that is what the original policy did and that is why we see this shift in policies. >> these ideological issues, will they be what voters will be pinning their hopes on when they go to the ballot box? >> this is still the economy. that is why mitt romney is the best front runner for the republicans right now. >> you are watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- nearly a year after the uprising in bahrain, we see how opposition groups are trying to make their voices heard. as britain prepares to celebrate queen elizabeth diamond jubilee come into the grass have emerged of the royal family taken mor
president obama today was forced to compromise over plans to make employers provide free birth control for women, regardless of the employers faith. is this a white house ms. stepp just as the administration was being buoyed by some pretty good economic news? >> yes, they really bungled this. in this country, religious pluralism is a big deal for social conservatives. particularly the catholic church. you should not force any religious organization to go against their conscience and that...
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president obama would like to change all that. the future is high-speed rail, he told the nation. this is what the first trans california line may look like. >> traveling at speeds of up to 220 miles per hour. >> the bids to build it are in. there is an ironic twist. a 150 years ago, it was high at here in the sierra nevada mountains where chinese laborers built the fabric of modern america. it was a grueling task. thousands of men worked in all weather to carve out the country's tracks. in the trenton photographs, not a single time these days could be seen. -- in the triumphant photographs, not a single chinese face to be seen. >> they were not well liked. people did not want them around. they would run them out of towns. when they were working, the railroad really one of them. >> hidden by snow even in summer, this was their greatest achievement, the longest of the many tunnels hewn from solid rock. when it was dug out by hand, it was a chinese who were the only ones who would do it for the wages and the appalling conditions. who is designing, building, and paying more than anyo
president obama would like to change all that. the future is high-speed rail, he told the nation. this is what the first trans california line may look like. >> traveling at speeds of up to 220 miles per hour. >> the bids to build it are in. there is an ironic twist. a 150 years ago, it was high at here in the sierra nevada mountains where chinese laborers built the fabric of modern america. it was a grueling task. thousands of men worked in all weather to carve out the country's...
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. >>> an update on president obama's trade push. in a procedural vote the senate okayed the senate fast track negotiatin authority pushing the package very close to co the effort to strengthen ties with asia still faces hurdles an a separate key bills displacing workers displaced faces a critical procedural vote as well tomorrow. also in washington while the white hous is set to release new rules tomorrow which will no longer stop families of american hostages from paying ransoms. the obama administration plans to sign an executive order and create a new office that will work with these families however, the country's policy against making concessions to terrorists wil remain the same. >>> boeing has a new chief. the dow component a today that its board has elected dennis mulenberg to succeed jim mcnerney.er beginning july 1st, mcnerney has held it for the past ten years, and he has been with the aircraft maker for some 30 years. >>> a lawsuit filed in illinois accuses boeing of building airplanes ventilated the cabin with toxic fum
. >>> an update on president obama's trade push. in a procedural vote the senate okayed the senate fast track negotiatin authority pushing the package very close to co the effort to strengthen ties with asia still faces hurdles an a separate key bills displacing workers displaced faces a critical procedural vote as well tomorrow. also in washington while the white hous is set to release new rules tomorrow which will no longer stop families of american hostages from paying ransoms. the...
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katty: what you make of the criticism in the united states that secretary kerry and president obama by extension are too wedded to the deal and not prepared to walk away. >> i think in the last 48 hours you have seen from secretary kerry that he says the u.s. is prepared to walk away. katty: he has publicly said that all along. >> the criticism is that he is eagerly in search of a nobel peace prize. the reality is that the american public, after a decade and a half in iraq and afghanistan are eager to resolve this issue diplomatically. they're skeptical for a long list of rations about the iranian regime. -- long list of reasons about the iranian regime. they have the vast majority of the american public on their side to avoid another conflict in the middle east. katty: thank you. between greece and iran it is a week of important than lines. we will see which of the have been met by sunday. you are watching "bbc world news america"." london remembers people who were killed or injured on 7/7. al-shabab has claimed responsibility for an attack in northeast kenya where 14 people have died
katty: what you make of the criticism in the united states that secretary kerry and president obama by extension are too wedded to the deal and not prepared to walk away. >> i think in the last 48 hours you have seen from secretary kerry that he says the u.s. is prepared to walk away. katty: he has publicly said that all along. >> the criticism is that he is eagerly in search of a nobel peace prize. the reality is that the american public, after a decade and a half in iraq and...
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barack obama is still immensely popular by the biden camp. he is trying to appeal to young otmale blacks. brock obama is making his pitch directly to them and trying to get them to turn out in numbers larger than hillary clinton, particularly in these key midwest battleground states. laura: briefly, what about the senate races this weekend? what do you redo into where the candidates are going? guest: the senate races an lot of key battleground states. that takes lanes why biden went to georgia and is going to iowa. they realize that the fate of the senate is as much on the line as the presidency. laura: anthony's orca, thank you so much. al this week, we've been looking at how the outcome of the u.s. election will affect millions of people around the world. tonight we will return to west rica focus on nigeria. a recent poll shows th nigeria ranks fourth in how trump has the trump administration h targeted nigeria with tougher immigration rules. a planned change to visas could changelans fer nns to study, even if their studies are planned for
barack obama is still immensely popular by the biden camp. he is trying to appeal to young otmale blacks. brock obama is making his pitch directly to them and trying to get them to turn out in numbers larger than hillary clinton, particularly in these key midwest battleground states. laura: briefly, what about the senate races this weekend? what do you redo into where the candidates are going? guest: the senate races an lot of key battleground states. that takes lanes why biden went to georgia...
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president obama has said this is outrageous. turkey is feeling the outrage. it's one minister is in washington trying to coordinate backing to step up efforts to support the syrian opposition. >> i would prefer to have a regional awakening, this is a process which we should all towards -- which we should all step towards. without such a change in our region, there can't be stability. >> as the violence intensifies, so did the recriminations. russia is accusing the west of being accomplices in the bloodshed for encouraging the opposition. the west is blaming russia and china for not pressing president assad to halt the carnage and step down. there is no clear way out. >> for more on the violence unfolding inside of syria and where the arab spring stands one year after hosni mubarak was driven from power, i'm joined by a professor of arab politics at georgetown university. thank you very much. >> you are welcome. >> the violence is escalating on a daily basis and we are hearing a lot of talk but not much action. what can be done at this stage, if anything, to s
president obama has said this is outrageous. turkey is feeling the outrage. it's one minister is in washington trying to coordinate backing to step up efforts to support the syrian opposition. >> i would prefer to have a regional awakening, this is a process which we should all towards -- which we should all step towards. without such a change in our region, there can't be stability. >> as the violence intensifies, so did the recriminations. russia is accusing the west of being...
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there is the desire to see the back of barack obama. many don't think that mitt romney has what it takes. >> the white house are watching this with smiles on their faces. >> they will be looking at some of the data which gives them some reassurance. since 2000, the percentage of republicans self identified as conservatives have gone up nine points, the number of identifying themselves as moderates has gone down 8 points. there has been some shift in the democratic party but nothing quite like that lurch in one direction that has gone on in the gop. clearly, the white house is thinking about those undecided voters in november. that have to be good news. >> thank you very much for coming in. what a race. we will carry on watching. you are watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- beyond the glamour of the catwalk, the fashion industry's coming under pressure to fix some less than normal practices. a meter right that could help unravel the mysteries of mars is being examined by scientists at the natural history museum. this fell
there is the desire to see the back of barack obama. many don't think that mitt romney has what it takes. >> the white house are watching this with smiles on their faces. >> they will be looking at some of the data which gives them some reassurance. since 2000, the percentage of republicans self identified as conservatives have gone up nine points, the number of identifying themselves as moderates has gone down 8 points. there has been some shift in the democratic party but nothing...
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president obama urged europe to take aggressive steps to fix the crisis. all that president sarkozy could do was a pledge to defend a common currency. >> it was not meant to be like this. the summit that sarkozy has chaired has not done what he wanted or what they wanted. the prime minister said there were six weeks to save the euro, the six weeks are up and the euro is certainly not saved. the british mutter about the germans not putting up the cash and the chinese who could don't see why they should. but french president is not one to give up easily. he insists that the struggle goes on. >> we will fight to defend europe and the euro. this is not any amount of speculation or anyone you like that has the last word on this issue. europe is the best construction for the service and peace in the world. >> they have been forced to wait, watch, and worry. greece has been told that there is to be no new deal. there is no point in a referendum. no wonder they are calling this the greek tragedy. italy's silvio berlusconi could be waving goodbye to power and his c
president obama urged europe to take aggressive steps to fix the crisis. all that president sarkozy could do was a pledge to defend a common currency. >> it was not meant to be like this. the summit that sarkozy has chaired has not done what he wanted or what they wanted. the prime minister said there were six weeks to save the euro, the six weeks are up and the euro is certainly not saved. the british mutter about the germans not putting up the cash and the chinese who could don't see...
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president obama said at an agreement was in sight but not dead yet. there is a republican senate, but mcconnell, taking the lead directly with vice-president joe biden on the phone. mr. mcconnell said the two parties were very close to an agreement. they were close to an agreement on the tax side that would avert tax rises before the vast majority of americans at midnight here tonight. what they are still talking about is the spending side. the question is what happens -- do they get deferred or delayed? still arguing over that period there is optimism the deal is emerging that if we do get it, remembering everything that is agreed has to be approved by the house and senate. there is certainly some suggestions that the house of representatives might not vote on something tonight. >> we will keep you up-to-date with the fiscal cliff situation over the next few hours. we showed you athens a few minutes ago and the fireworks displays around the world have been heralding the start of the new year. north korea has joined other countries in having a pyrotec
president obama said at an agreement was in sight but not dead yet. there is a republican senate, but mcconnell, taking the lead directly with vice-president joe biden on the phone. mr. mcconnell said the two parties were very close to an agreement. they were close to an agreement on the tax side that would avert tax rises before the vast majority of americans at midnight here tonight. what they are still talking about is the spending side. the question is what happens -- do they get deferred...
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and western europe from running the table and the world waiting with bated breath for barack obama and hillary clinton to declare a regime to be legitimate or illegitimate. >> thank you very much for coming in. while the fighting continues in syria, in libya, 8 months of conflict left tens of thousands of people injured. the new government made it a priority to send the wounded abroad if they could not get the treatment they needed at home. the system has been massively abuse with thousands of people who never saw battle receiving foreign medical care. the bill stands at $800 million. be over, butr may not the ordeal of its wounded. this man tells his story. his cow was sprayed with bullets -- his car was sprayed with bullets, shatterinshatteris leg. day after day, they come here to the committee decides who gets sent overseas. today, only one doctor has shown up and he is besieged by angry patients. they protest that only well- connected people have been chosen. >> this is my job. >> where is everybody else? >> i don't know. >> they need to know if they can get treatment or not. >> th
and western europe from running the table and the world waiting with bated breath for barack obama and hillary clinton to declare a regime to be legitimate or illegitimate. >> thank you very much for coming in. while the fighting continues in syria, in libya, 8 months of conflict left tens of thousands of people injured. the new government made it a priority to send the wounded abroad if they could not get the treatment they needed at home. the system has been massively abuse with...
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it has been reported that president obama presented a plan to increase taxes on income over a quarter million dollars per year, as part of the deficit reduction plan to deal with american debt. he would probably say to the congressional leaders that need to figure out a way to get it through, but i think the expectations in washington of a deal are low with only three, four days left until the new year and the media tax hikes and spending cuts taking and -- kicking in. >> that means perhaps heading back into recession? >> yes, there is little doubt in washington about the seriousness of the sick jubilation. the problem is withdrawing government demand from the economy too big spending programs, cuts with a smothering effect on the tax hikes will have been very damaging effect on the was economy and by extension the world economy. people know it is serious, but the politics, we know that the house and senate republicans do not want to increase taxes on anybody, so it is very difficult to see how a package can get through congress, certainly in time for the new year. one guess is that t
it has been reported that president obama presented a plan to increase taxes on income over a quarter million dollars per year, as part of the deficit reduction plan to deal with american debt. he would probably say to the congressional leaders that need to figure out a way to get it through, but i think the expectations in washington of a deal are low with only three, four days left until the new year and the media tax hikes and spending cuts taking and -- kicking in. >> that means...
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>> president obama warns europe financial crisis is scaring the world, just as new worries emerge about greece. and discovering what may be the richest shipwrecked treasure ever. now comes the tough part -- actually recovering it. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. for six monthses now there have been almost daily protests against preas assad's regime in syria. it's estimated by the united nations the crackdown on protesters have cost more than 2.5 thousand lives. but much is captured on grainy cell phone images. over the last several months the bbc and other news organizations have made repeated attempts to gain access to syria and now finally my has been granted a visa and is in damascus. >> yes, and welcome to the syrian capital. there's been an extraordinary six months here across syria with the unprecedented street protests, and many cities across this country. also increasingly brutal crackdown by syria's security forces. yet it's been so difficult for the world to really foe what's happening here because of the reporting restrictions, and yes,
>> president obama warns europe financial crisis is scaring the world, just as new worries emerge about greece. and discovering what may be the richest shipwrecked treasure ever. now comes the tough part -- actually recovering it. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. for six monthses now there have been almost daily protests against preas assad's regime in syria. it's estimated by the united nations the crackdown on protesters have cost more than...
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he was due to remain in jail until 2045, but president obama commuted her sentence in january. our correspondent reports from kansas. reporter: chelsea manning, seen here in her final days behind bars. held in an all-male prison, she won her fight to have surgery turn transition to life as a woman. she shared photos of the everyday things she has missed, like pizza. in a statement she said she was looking forward to so much. chelsea manning left fort leavenworth in the early hours of the morning under darkness. her supporters say she is a whistleblower and a hero, but donald trump has called her an ungrateful traitor. many near the basis believe her actions put many lies that risk. it was while she was living as bradley manning that she was convicted of one of the largest leaks of information in government history. hacked databases and released hundreds of thousands of classified .ocuments to wikileaks it included this video of a u.s. apache helicopter strike a night in iraq, which killed citizens and journalists. and diplomatic cables which revealed the private thoughts of u.s
he was due to remain in jail until 2045, but president obama commuted her sentence in january. our correspondent reports from kansas. reporter: chelsea manning, seen here in her final days behind bars. held in an all-male prison, she won her fight to have surgery turn transition to life as a woman. she shared photos of the everyday things she has missed, like pizza. in a statement she said she was looking forward to so much. chelsea manning left fort leavenworth in the early hours of the...
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>> tom: president obama challenges congress to "get it done" when it comes to raising the nation's debt ceiling. he says the risks of not doing so are huge. >> all of the headwinds that we're already experiencing in terms of the recovery will get worse. >> susie: meanwhile, thousands of miles away in athens, protestors take to the streets as greece marks a turning point in its debt crisis. it's "nightly business report" for wednesday, june 29. this is "nightly business report" with susie gharib and tom hudson. "nightly business report" is made possible by: this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. there is an event going on here at the new york stock exchange and there's music in the background. a new phase in the european debt crisis-- greek lawmakers passed tough austerity measures today. this opens the way for greece to receive another round of bailout loans from its european neighbors. and tom, the hope is the loans will help greece avoid defaulting on its debt. >> tom: susi
>> tom: president obama challenges congress to "get it done" when it comes to raising the nation's debt ceiling. he says the risks of not doing so are huge. >> all of the headwinds that we're already experiencing in terms of the recovery will get worse. >> susie: meanwhile, thousands of miles away in athens, protestors take to the streets as greece marks a turning point in its debt crisis. it's "nightly business report" for wednesday, june 29. this is...
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obama's visit. the streets where police clashed with protestors, many of them young children among the places that she will visit. in the township of soweto, the church which was sang ewe airy to men and women, feared the part of party police. >> there are police everywhere. it is just chaos. they have places of refuge where they can hide because of the police. >> today the church is a living among. >> to south africa's recent past and it is here mrs. obama is expected to deliver a keynote address. soweto was the epicenter in the fight against apartheid and michelle obama will walk the same streets as nelson mandela and desmond tutu. this was their political background. as well as paying tribute to the past, this family's visit is focused on the future, grooming new generations of african leaders. >> mrs. obama is keen to champion the rights of women. she has already met young leaders in johannesburg, an icon in her own right, she's an important role model for many here. the country with very few ro
obama's visit. the streets where police clashed with protestors, many of them young children among the places that she will visit. in the township of soweto, the church which was sang ewe airy to men and women, feared the part of party police. >> there are police everywhere. it is just chaos. they have places of refuge where they can hide because of the police. >> today the church is a living among. >> to south africa's recent past and it is here mrs. obama is expected to...
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. >> this friday president obama will travel to south carolina to deliver the eulogy for the pastor who was among nine people killed at a charleston church last week. the incident has reignited a debate in america over flying the confederate flag. the governor said it was time for the flag to be removed. >> 15 years ago after much contention debate, south carolina came together in a bipartisan way to remove the flag from atop the capitol dome. today we are here without ill-will to say it is time to move the flag from the capitol grounds. [cheers and applause] >> so why is this flag still so divisive? we have been speaking to people in charleston to find out. >> events here at the emmanuel church have reopened a long-standing debate about the use of the confederate battle flag which flies over the state capital here in south carolina. it dates back to 15 years ago and the u.s. civil war when a group of southern states broke away from the north. they wanted to protect the southern way of life which included slavery. >> i think the confederate flag means hate. the several war is already ov
. >> this friday president obama will travel to south carolina to deliver the eulogy for the pastor who was among nine people killed at a charleston church last week. the incident has reignited a debate in america over flying the confederate flag. the governor said it was time for the flag to be removed. >> 15 years ago after much contention debate, south carolina came together in a bipartisan way to remove the flag from atop the capitol dome. today we are here without ill-will to...
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the democrats have had control of congress since president obama's victory two years ago. this will slam the brakes on president obama's power and could force the white house to rethink many of its policies, especially on the economy. >> on this chill autumn day, america is voting. we're in north of virginia. the district is on a knife edge. a democratic congressman may lose his seat to and republican challenger. that is a story told across the country. republicans are staging a comeback. many voters told us their anxiety and frustration with the economy and with politics as a whole. >> things have not turned around as quickly as we anticipated two years ago. >> i am a conservative and i do not care for the way this administration is governing the country. >> we need to change what is going on downtown. that is what i was here to do. >> the early signs are americans are voting not for continuity but once again for a change. the story of this election may turn out to be that certain crucial parts of the electorate became disaffected with president obama and his party and dr
the democrats have had control of congress since president obama's victory two years ago. this will slam the brakes on president obama's power and could force the white house to rethink many of its policies, especially on the economy. >> on this chill autumn day, america is voting. we're in north of virginia. the district is on a knife edge. a democratic congressman may lose his seat to and republican challenger. that is a story told across the country. republicans are staging a comeback....
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he returned to kabul after coming out of an earlier retirement, the personal request of president obama. exploited. every year, thousands of women are smuggled from mexico to the united states and forced to become sex workers. central to the trade is a small town in mexico, where virtually everyone is either involved in this form of modern slavery or knows about it. we have an exclusive bbc investigation. >> to me, what i hear the word, i think of the young people who are naÏve. and you are drawn into these romantic relationships by sex traffickers. >> [speaking foreign language] >> she was forced to work as a prostitute here in new york for 18 months. she was abducted from the streets of mexico city by an infamous gang of sex traffickers. we come here to mexico to find out how she was trafficked and taken to new york city. we are going to follow the journey that the traffickers compel her and so many other women to make. one of the safest states in mexico, largely untouched by the drug war, but this is the epicenter of the sex trafficking trade. i met a woman who works for a charity t
he returned to kabul after coming out of an earlier retirement, the personal request of president obama. exploited. every year, thousands of women are smuggled from mexico to the united states and forced to become sex workers. central to the trade is a small town in mexico, where virtually everyone is either involved in this form of modern slavery or knows about it. we have an exclusive bbc investigation. >> to me, what i hear the word, i think of the young people who are naÏve. and you...
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it is the obama slogan. yes, we can. >> 50 years after john glenn was wished godspeed, we look back on the first american mission to orbit the earth. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. meetings stretching into the night. greece's future on the line, and the massive bailout fund in the balance. you may get a sinking sense of deja vu. that is what is happening again in brussels this evening. for two years, grace has been at the center of the -- center of the eurozone crisis. it is the focus of attention again. >> the mood has changed in brussels. europe's finance ministers all made it clear that they do expect this deal to go through. the chairman of the meeting said it has to be concluded now. greece is saying they have done enough. the eu's chief economic official said he did expect the deal to go through, but that would not be the end of the eurozone's problems. >> now that i have this decision, i just tonight, we can turn the page and turn the corner. learn from it. stabilizatio
it is the obama slogan. yes, we can. >> 50 years after john glenn was wished godspeed, we look back on the first american mission to orbit the earth. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. meetings stretching into the night. greece's future on the line, and the massive bailout fund in the balance. you may get a sinking sense of deja vu. that is what is happening again in brussels this evening. for two years, grace has been at the center of the -- center of the...
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i sort of became obsessed with the idea of working for president obama. i admired him. i looked at him and i wanted to be just like him. whenever i looked at him on television or listened to his speeches, i felt like he represented the best of america and that is what i believed at the time and started campaigning for him. then after the election, once the economy crashed, instead of taking a break from the entertainment industry, i felt this would be a perfect time to serve. in my own little bubble, idealistic bubble i wanted to say that i worked for barack obama one day. >> through the military. >> he was the commander in chief. >> right. you were a green card holder at the time and you volunteered. what role did you play? >> i went in as a logistical specialist. once i obtained my citizenship they cross trained me four months later to become an intelligence analyst where i utilized my language skills to teach farsi to infantry soldiers and officers. >> you also have stories of two other veterans. i want to take a look at a clip. >> august 31st, 2010, my vehicle hit a
i sort of became obsessed with the idea of working for president obama. i admired him. i looked at him and i wanted to be just like him. whenever i looked at him on television or listened to his speeches, i felt like he represented the best of america and that is what i believed at the time and started campaigning for him. then after the election, once the economy crashed, instead of taking a break from the entertainment industry, i felt this would be a perfect time to serve. in my own little...
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she would build a grassroots campaign of small donor donations, a bit like s bernders did and barack obama did when he won victory. she is clearly pitching herld stand where we w expect, way left on the party. she has been a champion, if you like, workers rights in terms of representation on the boards of big companies, union representation. she hatalked about raising the minimum wage significantly, of course. she has been a scourge in some ways of wall street and those institutions. it is going to be difficult for her because there ll be other people in that wing of the party, not least bernie sandhas himself whthe huge infrastructure already in place from the last time he ran and all the people he galvanized and the huge rallies. they will be on similar territory and there could beto others the big thing is that this field is going to be so crowded. it could be upwards of a dozen, even two dozen people inhis field. the sue is not only is there limited amount of political space to share between these people in order to distinguish themselves from one another, but there is a limited amount
she would build a grassroots campaign of small donor donations, a bit like s bernders did and barack obama did when he won victory. she is clearly pitching herld stand where we w expect, way left on the party. she has been a champion, if you like, workers rights in terms of representation on the boards of big companies, union representation. she hatalked about raising the minimum wage significantly, of course. she has been a scourge in some ways of wall street and those institutions. it is...
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the majority of republicans don't like president obama. democrats don't like trade deals because they think they may be bad for labor and the environment but mike fro man said it will be good for wall street and workers alike. >> this is core to middle class economics in terms of creating jobs supporting jobs here improving wages and so i think there's an interest on both sides coming out of the election of november to find areas they can work together on in order to help strengthen the u.s. recovery. and i've heard from a lot of investors, a lot of companies that are looking to determine where they should put their next fact. with these trade graemts the u.s. will be at the center of a web of agreements giving unfettered access to two-thirds of the u.s. economy and that makes the u.s. an attractive place for investment. >> but if this goes through, it won't be because of big public demand for it tyler. in a recent nbc news wall street journal poll when respondents were asked to list the areas they want wall street to focus on trade agreem
the majority of republicans don't like president obama. democrats don't like trade deals because they think they may be bad for labor and the environment but mike fro man said it will be good for wall street and workers alike. >> this is core to middle class economics in terms of creating jobs supporting jobs here improving wages and so i think there's an interest on both sides coming out of the election of november to find areas they can work together on in order to help strengthen the...